Dayton Children’s Hospital Patient Tower
Cost $158,000,000
Size 260,000 SF
HEAPY provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology design services for the $158,000,000 main campus expansion at Dayton Children’s Hospital. The new facilities accommodate the latest critical services for the delivery of comprehensive care to kids with cancer and critically ill newborns. The project included a new, 8-story, 260,000 SF Inpatient Tower with an adjacent Winter Garden. DESIGN-ASSIST partners were an integral part of the project team, including architects, engineers, and contractors.
The scope of work related to the project includes:
- Construction of a new Central Plant and Data Center
- Partial demolition and renovation of existing facilities, including the Barney Building, Support Services Building, and the space adjacent to the Beerman Pavilion
- Interior renovations of the First Level of the Beerman Pavilion
- Demolition of existing central steam boilers, replaced with new hot water boiler plant housed in new building. Heating lines were extended throughout the hospital campus. New central steam boiler plant for the entire hospital. Existing steam systems were backfed by a new boiler plant.
- Phased relocation and rerouting of utilities that were located in existing buildings and tunnels which required demolition due to construction of the new building. Utilities impacted included domestic water, fire suppression, steam, condensate return, fiber/technology, fire alarm, electrical power distribution, air handling systems, and temperature controls.
- New 1800-ton chilled water plant in building, designed for future expansion to 3600 tons and intended to supply chilled water to the entire campus in the future.
SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCY
The entire hospital steam heating system was converted to hot water to achieve improved efficiency and reduced maintenance. New emergency power generation consisting of three 1500 KVA gen-sets, replacing older emergency power systems for portions of the hospital. The system was designed for additional expansion in the future to eventually provide emergency power to the entire facility.
